It was Suzanne's birthday and a special birthday, so we headed off to One53 as we had in the past and settled in for a nice dinner. Or so Suzanne thought, but when we got there, DrLen and Judy were there ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140175 and Ben chuckled about the surprise ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140176 as the tables were set ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140177 and appetizers had been served ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140178 which amused Martha and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140179 and Bill ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140180 who then posed with Martha ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140181 as Suzanne greeted the Weinsteins ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140182 and they posed for a group photo ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140183 before Suzanne and I posed with Suzanne W. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140184 as the Carols (Dembe and Brown) posed with David Brown ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140185 and the next generation -- Ben, Jane and Katy -- posed with Sara Just ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140186 while Steven and Peter posed with their wine glasses ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140187 and I noted the menus and the remaining appetizers ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140188 including yummy cheese ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140189 and bread with their hummus dip ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140190 and a last lonely piece of shrimp. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140191

To our surprise (well, not mine), a gorilla appeared carrying balloons and a card ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140192 and came to find Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140193 and greet her. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140194 They greeted each other as old friends ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140195 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140196 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140197 and then the gorilla led Suzanne to a seat ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140198 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140199 and presented her with a card ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140200 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140201 as the balloons flew to the (thankfully) low ceiling ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140202 and the new friends chatted away much to the amusement of those who were just beginning to understand what was happening. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140203 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140204 And so the gorilla made more friends ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140205 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140206 and insisted on joining me and Suzanne for a photo shoot though the dark skin made her less visible ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140207 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140208 and then the gorilla was on her way ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140209 and we could sit down to the menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140210 and I could have some bread and dip ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140211 as Peter showed his iPhone apps ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140212 and Judy made her point though DrLen seemed to be sleeping ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140213 as the soup was served ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140214 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140215 followed by one of the main courses ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140216 and another ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140217 and my pasta with summer vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140218 and the seafood ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140219 and burger. At this point, I forgot that I had a camera and instead enjoyed the food and the delight of Suzanne's first digit becoming the same as mine. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.27.12HappyBirthdaySuzanne//P1140220